I'm a manager at Heliansheng, I only look for legitimate businesses

"No problem, it can be used, absolutely perfect." Tang Jili said.

"Okay, that's it, let's retreat~~~" Zhang Wen ignored Cheng Long and waved his hand to have the scenery removed.

"Hahaha~~~" Tang Jili laughed and went to make arrangements. The big boss had spoken, and Cheng Long had no choice.

Chapter 265 World Cup

Due to the widespread popularity of VCRs and VCD players, cinema attendance has continued to decline. Coupled with the fierce industry competition among American cinema companies, a "wave of bankruptcies" has occurred in the American cinema industry. Many poorly managed cinema companies have gone bankrupt, further intensifying industry competition.

AMC Theaters was also affected, with its performance continuing to decline. However, Zhang Wen was not panicked at all and instead increased his investment.

Because this was what Zhang Wen intended.

After successively acquiring several poorly performing cinema chains, AMC Cinemas became the number one cinema chain in North America.

Once all the newly acquired companies complete the transformation, AMC Theaters will have as many as 8000 screens.

His shareholding also reached 65%, and Stanley had 35%.

Immediately afterwards, Blockbuster, which is also the leader in the North American video rental industry, issued new regulations, which stipulate that videotapes and discs of the same movie can only be rented 30 days after the movie was released.

With such measures, theater box office began to recover.

Moreover, all AMC cinemas will continue to show high-quality Hong Kong films, which is something that other cinemas do not have. This also attracts a group of audiences who are interested in Eastern films.

AMC Theaters is basically able to maintain revenue growth in terms of box office dividends.

However, those who sell snacks, drinks and film-related products in theaters have brought considerable income to theaters.

This is the only way to support AMC's continued expansion.

However, none of this is as profitable as Blockbuster's business of selling Hong Kong movie discs.

The price of movie videotapes is very high nowadays, up to $50 per copy, so renting them is worthwhile at $5 per copy.

If you join Blockbuster for $19.8, you can rent 5 movies in a month for less than $4.

Although VCDs are relatively cheaper, they still cost $30 each.

However, surprisingly, the discs of Jackie Chan and Jet Li's past films sold very well.

Millions of dollars can be sold every month.

It is estimated that when subsequent new films come out, there may be a buying spree. Jackie Cheng and Jet Lee have already become known to the North American public.

As the discs are marketed around the world, they have gained some global fame.

What is more worth mentioning is that Michael's MV discs have always firmly occupied the sales rankings.

When the album "Thriller" was first released, it was just a laser disc without any MV.

However, with Zhang Wen's advice and funding, Michael still spent a month recording the MV.

As a result, it sold out immediately after it was launched on the market.

The $30 price tag still failed to stop the rush to buy it. After more than two months on the market, tens of millions of copies have been sold.

Michael made money, his original production company made money, and Zhang Wen also made money.

This made Michael immediately decide that when he releases an album in the future, the MV disc and the CD disc will be released simultaneously, so that basically all listeners or viewers can be satisfied.

However, this also affected the originally planned concert, because Michael planned to re-record the MVs for all his previous songs.

According to his progress, the concert will probably have to be scheduled for next year. Fortunately, the concert time was not announced before, otherwise the fans would have been making a big fuss.

However, his change of schedule disappointed Akina Nakamura and Zhang Guorong.

Because the two have been practicing singing for a long time in the United States and were ready to go on stage, but now it has to be postponed.

Fortunately, both of their singles have achieved considerable success in the United States.

The two English names Leslie Chang and Akina have always occupied the top spots on the Billboard charts.

Especially the album of the same name "Uptown Funk", 6 songs from which topped the Billboard charts one after another.

Leslie Cheung became famous overnight and her sales performance is already showing signs of surpassing Michael's.

At the end of May, Zhang Wen rushed to Mexico with the ATV broadcasting team.

In addition, there are other teams that have also arrived here.

Several teams directly occupied the top three floors of the Hilton Hotel.

Although this caused the hotel to lose a lot of revenue, Zhang Wen had already become the major shareholder.

We must live in our own hotel.

Why such a fuss?

Of course it’s for the World Cup, the most important event in the world.

Before that, Zhang Wen spent 2000 million US dollars to buy the Asian broadcasting rights for four World Cups from FIFA.

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At that time, the FIFA officials were grinning from ear to ear, as they had never seen this rich man before.

In fact, Zhang Wen thought it was very cheap and wanted to buy more, but FIFA refused to sell it, as four editions was the most.

Afterwards, Zhang Wen contacted CCTV directly and gave away the broadcasting rights for free, which meant that CCTV no longer had to steal the broadcast signals.

Although the Chinese team still failed to make it to the finals of this World Cup, and a riot broke out as a result, it could not stop the enthusiasm of Chinese fans to watch the World Cup.

CCTV also returned the favor to Zhang Wen for his good deed by planning to insert advertisements for Huake VCD during the intervals of broadcasts.

The previous broadcasting rights cost them 200 million US dollars, so this time it can be considered as Zhang Wen’s advertising fee.

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If it was just a live broadcast of an event, it wouldn't be worth it for Zhang Wen to be there in person.

The main reason he came here was because it was his first collaboration with the High Table.

Betting on football outside!

The UFC's peripheral business has allowed Twelve Young's team to accumulate rich experience, and no matter what the outcome of the competition is, they can make a profit without loss.

So for this peripheral football betting, Twelve Young Master also brought his team here.

But Zhang Wen still doesn't think highly of the Asian market.

But if it is the whole world, he is somewhat incapable of doing it. He and Liansheng have a layout, but the coverage is still limited.

Mainland hotels have a global network and serve wealthy and noble clients. Why not take advantage of such excellent conditions?

But this matter is a bit big and Winston can't make the decision.

At the same time, he also wanted the High Table Society to see Zhang Wen's abilities, so he reported it.

In the Hilton's luxury suite, the High Table observer nodded secretly as he looked at the dozen or so LCD screens around the room, which were playing images of various events in turn.

"Mr. Zhang, I admire your professionalism. I will report to my superiors immediately and hope to work with you." The charming observer said to Zhang Wen.

"No problem. Please hurry up. The competition will start in a few days." Zhang Wen nodded and said.

"Well, I'll contact them right away, and we can go to your room to wait for the results." The observer said with a smile.

"OK, this way please." The underground king's high table meeting, others are afraid, but Zhang Wen is not. Besides, when has he ever been afraid of a woman's death?

Chapter 266: Betting on Football Outside the Bank

This was a fight between two evenly matched people, and it was so brutal that the clothes on both sides were damaged or even disappeared.

The whole process took so long that Zhang Wen had to use his internal energy in the end.

This was the first time he encountered an opponent with such terrifying strength.

However, the final result still ended with Zhang Wen's victory.

But Zhang Wen was also injured and he will probably need to rest for a while before he can fight again.

"Jingle Bell"

"Jingle Bell"

"Jingle Bell"

"Hello~~~"

"Okay, I get it. Oh, I'm fine. I just have a cold."

"Well, I'll follow up." Aisha answered the call with a hoarse voice and forced herself to stay healthy.

"Gudong~~" Then Elsa rolled off the bed and wanted to get clothes to put on.

"Four hundred and ninety" "Hahaha." Zhang Wen looked at her, got off the bed in high spirits and picked her up.

"The elders have all agreed. I will stay and assist you. Now I am going to the Continental Hotel." Elsa said weakly.

"How can you go in this condition? It's okay. It's okay to delay for a day. You can make it in time." Zhang Wen said with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Elsa asked.

"Forget it, I'll let Winston arrange it." Zhang Wen thought about it and realized that there were only a few days left, so he picked up the phone.

"Winston will listen to you?" Elsa asked in surprise.

Zhang Wen didn't answer. He had already unplugged the phone. "Winston, the High Table has agreed. You guys just look at the promotion. My people will contact you right away and report the odds in time."

"Okay, contact Sloan directly and I'll let him take charge," Winston replied.

"Okay, I got it." Zhang Wen hung up the phone.

"Done. I'll arrange for someone to contact him. You can take a rest." Then he said something to Elsa who was lying on the bed, put on his clothes and went out.

What he didn't notice was the look of surprise on Elsa's face.

After he left, Aisha held the satellite phone and hesitated whether to report to her superiors.

Even though Winston has only been staying at the Continental Hotel in New York, that is the headquarters.

This means that Winston is the head of the entire Continental Hotel. He has been in charge of the Continental Hotel for almost ten years. It was during these ten years that the Continental Hotel opened all over the world.

It can be said that he is also an important figure in the entire underground world, but unexpectedly he would obey Zhang Wen's arrangements.

Although according to intelligence, Zhang Wen's strength cannot be underestimated, he is only an emerging force that has emerged in recent years.

If he could survive for long enough, it would go without saying that he would grow into a great man like Winston.

Unfortunately, one or two such people will emerge every few years, but they will quickly disappear from the world.

In comparison, Zhang Wen is indeed more amazing, but whether he can truly gain a foothold in the underground world remains unknown.

The High Table Club sent her here this time, firstly to cooperate with the outside football betting, and secondly to observe whether Zhang Wen has the potential in this area.

After this first round of confrontation, Elsa was convinced that Zhang Wen would definitely go further and further than those before him.

But what happened with Winston made her have some doubts.

What was Winston trying to do? Why was he getting so close to a client?

In the end, she did not unplug the phone in her hand, which made Zhang Wen, who was watching her through the surveillance camera in another room, breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, he had the idea of ​​making further friends with Elsa.

Not bad, it's okay.

Whoever said that only the High Table could come to investigate him, he couldn't be an undercover agent for the High Table.

It’s just that my weapon has some damage. Why don’t I try the health-preserving exercises to see if I can repair it?

I don’t know whether it’s because of my strong self-repair ability or if the health-preserving exercises are really useful.

After only one day, Zhang Wen recovered as before, and his skills also improved.

I have to say that fighting with people with strong physiques is beneficial, but it's a pity for Elsa, the good cauldron, who has no idea that she has become the target of sexual desire.

After recovering, Elsa threw herself into her work, and the Continental Hotel had already matched the odds.

As Zhang Wen expected, the mainland hotel customers, who are either rich or noble, are very interested in this kind of peripheral gambling that does not ask about the source of funds, has no limit on the amount of money, and accepts gold coins for bets.

When the first group match was closed, the mainland hotel received 20 billion US dollars plus more than 2000 gold coins in bets.

Such a large amount of bets shocked Elsa, but whether she would make a profit or a loss in the end would have to wait for the results of the game to come out.

Anyway, no matter what, the High Table Club and the Mainland Hotel will make a profit, because the banker is Zhang Wen, and they, who play supporting roles, only take commissions in the end.

The high table will take 1% of the turnover plus 30% of the profit, and the mainland hotel will take 10% of the profit. This was agreed upon before.